Health

(June 9, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 14,696 positive cases (cumulative), and 282 deaths (cumulative)*.     There is 1 new case and 1 new death since yesterday’s report.   Cumulative recovered, as of June 9: 14,023** As of June 9, there are 3 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Jackson County Vaccination Coverage:  51.5% of Jackson County residents 12 and older have received first dose, 45.7% fully vaccinated (Moderna or Pfizer both doses, J&J single dose). The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as received.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8 AM June 7, there are 5,588 confirmed positive cases at Jackson facilities and 710 confirmed positive staff cases.  MDOC positive case numbers are cumulative. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers.  For…

(June 9, 2021 11:54 AM) A new wave of applicants can now apply for the Michigan Skills Scholarship program – which provides up to $1,500 to aid in tuition coverage at a private training school or program for adults 25 years and older seeking a skills certificate. The scholarship is part of the Michigan Reconnect program and offers certificates in five high-demand professional trade careers in industries: business management, construction, healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. The scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to the first 1,000 applicants who enroll with an eligible training provider. While the primary focus of the Michigan Reconnect program is to provide a tuition-free path to a certificate or degree through a local community college, the Skills Scholarship gives an alternative method to ensure more job seekers have additional opportunities to pursue their education and career goals. “We understand that sometimes the best place to find the skills training you want may not be at a community college – there may be a private training school or program that offers exactly what you’re looking for or is more convenient,” said Susan Corbin, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity acting director. “Regardless of…

(June 9, 2021 11:46 AM) With the economic fallout of COVID-19 hitting small businesses and their communities especially hard, Henry Ford Health System and 11 other health systems have signed an “Impact Purchasing Commitment” and backed it with a joint $1 billion pledge to increase spending on local, minority, women-owned and other small businesses and enterprises. The goal is for health systems to use their power as anchor institutions in their communities to help build and support healthy, equitable, climate-resilient local economies – and improve overall community health and wealth. The commitment, designed by the Healthcare Anchor Network in partnership with Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth, is an agreement to shift procurement strategies and spending, including with Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) as well as local and employee-owned, cooperatively-owned and nonprofit-owned enterprises, by at least $1 billion over five years. The institutions also agree to work with at least two of their large existing vendors to create hiring pipelines in the disinvested communities that they serve. Additionally, the Healthcare Anchor Network pledge-signers commit to adopting sustainable procurement goals, which help build additional momentum garnered by hospitals that are part of the Practice Greenhealth network. It is…

(June 8, 2021 5:22 PM) Consumers Energy is putting the electric vehicle transformation into high gear with a major new program to help businesses statewide transition to carbon-free EVs. Consumers Energy’s new PowerMIFleet program will focus on Michigan businesses, offering expertise and $3 million in rebates for charging locations throughout the state. “Michigan was the birthplace of the American auto industry. Now, we are the center of the industry’s clean energy revolution,” said Lauren Youngdahl Snyder, Consumers Energy’s vice president for customer experience. “With PowerMIFleet, we at Consumers Energy are taking our success with EVs to the next level making it easier for other businesses to join us on this Clean Energy journey.” Through PowerMIFleet, Consumers Energy will provide expertise and consultation services to Michigan businesses, governments and school systems that are looking to electrify their vehicle fleets and charge overnight through cost-saving use rates. Consumers Energy is launching PowerMIFleet to build on its existing electric vehicle program, PowerMIDrive, which makes EV cost savings simple by providing time of use rates for EV drivers, and over 800 rebates for home, business and public charging stations in the last two years. Businesses and eligible groups can learn more at: ConsumersEnergy.com/PowerMIFleet.  “Consumers…

(June 8, 2021 3:39 PM) Michigan reported 293 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 891,057. Michigan is reporting 56* COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 19,432.   *The deaths announced today includes 37 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 6/5/21): 837,864. Michigan COVID vaccination coverage:  46.8% complete, 53.8% initial. This information is updated Monday through Saturday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.  Monday reports include Sunday data.  

(June 8, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 14,695 positive cases (cumulative), and 281 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 2 new cases and 3 new deaths since yesterday’s report.   Cumulative recovered, as of June 8: 13,983** As of June 3, there are 8 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Jackson County Vaccination Coverage:  51.5% of Jackson County residents 12 and older have received first dose, 45.7% fully vaccinated (Moderna or Pfizer both doses, J&J single dose). The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as received.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8 AM June 7, there are 5,588 confirmed positive cases at Jackson facilities and 710 confirmed positive staff cases.  MDOC positive case numbers are cumulative. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers.  For…

(June 7, 2021 3:57 PM) Michigan reported 419* coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 890,764. Michigan is reporting 11 COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 19,376. Note on cases (06/07/21): Today's daily case count represents new referrals of confirmed cases to the MDSS since Saturday, June 5th.  Over the two days, Sunday and Monday, the average number of new confirmed cases is 210 per day. State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 6/5/21): 837,864. Michigan COVID vaccination coverage:  46.8% complete, 53.8% initial. This information is updated Monday through Saturday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.  Monday reports include Sunday data.  

(June 7, 2021 12:00 PM) The Jackson County Health Department released the COVID-19 positive numbers for Jackson County.  As of 12:00 PM today, there are 14,693 positive cases (cumulative), and 278 deaths (cumulative)*.     There are 7 new cases and 4 new deaths since Friday’s report.   Cumulative recovered, as of June 7: 13,955** As of June 3, there are 8 persons at Henry Ford Allegiance Health being treated as inpatients for COVID-19.  Jackson County Vaccination Coverage:  51% of Jackson County residents 12 and older have received first dose, 44.8% fully vaccinated (Moderna or Pfizer both doses, J&J single dose). The cumulative numbers posted on Mondays include the data from Sunday and Monday.  Recovered numbers are being posted as received.  The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8 AM June 7, there are 5,588 confirmed positive cases at Jackson facilities and 710 confirmed positive staff cases.  MDOC positive case numbers are cumulative. *These numbers do not reflect any cases or deaths identified through Michigan Department of Corrections.  Their numbers are listed under a separate category and reported by the state at Michigan Statistics. Cases reported involving Jackson County school students or staff are included in our posted numbers.  For…

(June 7, 2021 11:28 AM) The Michigan Department of Corrections is reporting as of 8 AM June 7, there are 26,686 confirmed positive COVID-19 cumulative cases at facilities throughout the state.  Of that statewide total, 5,588 of the confirmed positive cases have been at Jackson facilities.  Cases continue to decline throughout the state corrections system with just 15 new cases reported in the past week.  The number of active cases, 30, is the lowest since MDOC began reporting COVID statistics in March, 2020.  There are 12 new cases at Jackson facilities.  There are 7 new cases among staff at Jackson facilities. In Jackson, there have been 2,820 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 1,219 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 38 at Duane Waters Health Center, 963 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, and 548 at Parnall Correctional Facility.   All numbers are cumulative.  Among staff, there are a total of 4,393 COVID-19 positive cases statewide.  In Jackson, there have been 258 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases among employees at Charles E. Egeler Reception and Guidance Center, 162 at Cooper Street Correctional Facility, 151 at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, 4 at Jackson Regional Warehouse, 7 at Jackson…

(June 5, 2021 3:00 PM) Michigan reported 388 coronavirus (COVID-19) positive test cases today, with the state reported total now at 890,345. Michigan is reporting 72* COVID-19-related deaths today with the state total at 19,365. *The deaths announced today includes 66 deaths identified during a Vital Records review. See cumulative data page for more information.  State Cumulative Total of Recovered COVID-19 Cases (as of 6/5/21): 837,864. Michigan COVID vaccination coverage:  46.8% complete, 53.8% initial. This information is updated Monday through Saturday at 3 p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.  Monday reports include Sunday data.